He finally convinced his father and got the opportunity to go to Kitakyushu City to report the news.
But only he was allowed to go alone.
If too many people go there, they will be more likely to be discovered by the samurai, which will bring disaster to the village.
In the cloth bag on his waist, he carried dry food.
Xiamu Village, who was accustomed to being robbed of food, would naturally hide some food, otherwise they would all have starved to death.
"As long as I can successfully report the news, the Ming army will definitely reward me, and the people in the village will no longer have to live such a hard life."
He hates.
Because now everyone's life is getting better, but they are the only ones who still let others bully them.
But times have changed now.
They are tribesmen of the Japanese state, but they are actually descendants of the Han people. His surname is not Xiamu, but Zhao.
Grandpa told him that Zhao was a very big family in the Central Plains.
Their ancestors were direct descendants of the Zhao family. They had countless cattle, sheep, servants, endless food, and endless wealth.
With this belief.
Get off Mugenji and go over the mountains and ridges towards Kitakyushu Castle.
In fact, Burakumin are not allowed to leave the village, so Genji Shimoki has never left the village in his life.
Because he was prohibited from studying, he didn't know what southeast, northwest, and southeast were.
He only knew that there was a road leading outside, and in his mind, the outside was North Kyushu City.
However, Kitakyushu City is in the southeast, but he walked to the southwest.
But fortunately, the entire Kyushu Island is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. No matter which city he finds, it belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
.....
Jincheng.
A large number of Japanese people lined up at the city gate to enter the city. Some of them were traders from the surrounding areas, and some were traders from other places.
Genji Shimoki watched from a distance.
"Are they Han Chinese? They are indeed powerful and domineering."
Looking at the Ming soldiers on duty at the city gate, Xia Muyuan's eyes lit up.
At this moment, Genji Shimoki was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar. The words he had thought up on the road made him a little timid when he came to them.
Gritting his teeth, Shimogi Gener walked towards the direction of the guard.
"Hey, you beggar, why don't you line up?"
"Leave him alone. If he doesn't follow the rules, Master Ming Jun will teach him a lesson."
Everyone around him was watching the show, and no one told him anything.
Genji Shimoki rushed straight to the soldiers on duty at the city gate.
"Stop!"
The soldiers were not surprised to see this. In this barbaric land, many people had no etiquette.
"Go get in line!"
The soldier scolded him.
Genji Shimoki was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.
The soldiers were not surprised when they saw this, but they had no intention of being violent.
This is the instructions from the superiors. Under non-special circumstances, try not to use force.
"I...have important...things to explain to...the Lord of the City..."
As if using all his strength, Genji Shimoki finally said these words.
Those who could be on duty here all knew some Japanese. Genji Shimoki spoke very slowly, and the soldiers understood him.
He smiled and said in broken Japanese: "You have something you want to tell our city lord."
This was considered a joke. The soldier didn't think that such a beggar could say anything.
City Lord, that is His Royal Highness Prince Jin, can anyone see him?
"Samurai, many samurai, they came to our village and wanted to do harm to the Lord of the City." Shimoki Genji calmed down a lot and replied.
Hearing the word warrior, the soldiers on duty became much more serious.
Whether it's true or not, it's not a simple matter when it comes to samurai.
"Did you know that lying about military information is a serious crime of beheading." The soldier's voice was a little low, and the soldiers on duty with him also came over.
Perhaps because this sentence was difficult to understand, Genji Shimoki just said: "Samurai, there are many, many samurai, more than the people here. They have robbed all the food in our village."
When the soldier heard this, he looked at his colleague next to him.
Immediately, the soldiers nearby ran towards the tower, apparently to report the news.
The soldier who asked the question before nodded slightly to his other colleagues, and several people immediately came over and surrounded Xiamu Yuaner.
Shimoki Genji was very scared, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked: "Sir, if you have merit, will I get a reward?"
The soldier understood what he said.
"If it is true, you will naturally be rewarded. If it is false, then you will be beheaded."
Not long after, an officer wearing the uniform of the general's flag came over.
Next to him, there was also a guard in royal robes.
Jinyiwei is specially responsible for translation. After all, chaos is most likely to occur at the city gate, and it will definitely not work if there is no one who understands Japanese.
"take away."
The general flag immediately asked the soldiers to take them back to the tower for interrogation.
Genji Shimoki just followed him in blankly.
After walking through the city gate, he saw a dense crowd inside the city, more people than he had ever seen in his life.
The shouting vendors, businessmen in gorgeous clothes, and the mighty knights riding tall horses dazzled him for a while.
He is curious about everything.
"Give him some food."
"yes."
Inside the city tower, soldiers brought two pancakes under the orders of Jin Yiwei Zhuo Xu.
Genji Shimoki hadn't eaten for almost two days. He only brought three days' worth of dry food, but it took him five days to get here.
Looking at the steaming pancakes, Xia Muyuaner didn't care about burning his mouth and quickly grabbed them and ate them.
After devouring for a while, he finished the two pancakes in front of him.
"Now that you've eaten, it's time to talk about your affairs. Don't think about hiding anything."
"Now I ask you, what is your name, where are you from, and where did you see the samurai?"
Jinyiwei Zhuoxu was good at asking questions and asked in Japanese.
Xiamu Yuaner respectfully replied: "Sir, my name is Xiamu Yuaner, and I come from Xiamu Village."
"Many warriors came to our village, and they robbed our food. I know that our place is already under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. So many warriors must be preparing some conspiracy."
Jin Yiwei Zhuoxu frowned slightly and recalled that in King Jin's vassal territory, there seemed to be no village named Xiamu in his memory.
"Where is your village?"
Genji Shimoki was stumped by this question, he didn't know how to say it.
"Don't be anxious. Think carefully about how many days it took to get from the village to Jincheng and where you passed through." Jin Yiwei was experienced and guided.
Genji Shimogi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked: "Jincheng, isn't this North Kyushu City?"
Zhuo Xu, the Jin Yiwei, was moved in his heart and asked in a slightly surprised tone: "Your Xiamu Village is near Beijiucheng. You saw many warriors there. Is that right?"
Shimoki Genji nodded: "Yes, sir."
Zhuo Xu immediately stood up, walked directly to Xiamu Yuan Er, and began to ask for some details.
Including how Xiamu Yuaner came here, how many days it took, etc.
After asking clearly, Desu Xu's eyes were filled with surprise that could not be concealed.
This is a God-given achievement.
He immediately ordered the commander-in-chief next to him, "Haosheng, look at him and give him some food and water. I will go to the city immediately to report to His Highness King Jin."
The commander-in-chief obviously knew that this was a very serious problem, and he immediately clasped his fists and said, "As ordered."
Although a Jinyiwei like Zhuo Xu is just a general bannerman, his rank is equivalent to that of a hundred households.
He also has the power to report directly to the King of Jin.
The news soon reached Zhu Fan.
In fact, as long as you hear the keywords Kitakyushu, Shimokimura, and Samurai, you can think of the problem.
Especially for Zhu Fan, he had just attended the meeting of the four feudal kings and knew that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was very likely to launch a sneak attack on King Yan.
"Good guy, it seems that I guessed it right. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu really has some strategy. Not long ago, he has already arranged for people to come over. He probably wants to attack from both front and rear."
Zhu Fan laughed, and then told Zhuo Xu: "Bring the boy who reported the news to me. If this is true, it can be regarded as a great achievement."
Jin Yiwei Zuo Xu quickly returned and brought Xia Mu Yuan Er to Jin Palace.
In recent years, Zhu Fan has spent a lot of money on the renovation of Jin Palace, not to mention the luxury and extravagance.
At this moment, Xiamu Yuaner was just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, astonished by the majesty of the Jin Palace.
The soldiers wearing armor made him even more frightened.
He had never seen such a powerful and tall soldier wrapped in iron armor.
Along the way, Jin Yiwei had to urgently teach him some etiquette, which would have offended King Jin.
When they arrived at the Jinwang Hall, Xiamu Yuaner saw a vague figure sitting on the top, looking at himself with majestic eyes, and suddenly he knelt on the ground.
Only by kneeling like this did he feel a little at peace.
"Come down to Mu Yuan Er, a humble citizen, to pay my respects to His Highness the King of Jin."
Zhu Fan didn't understand Japanese, so he was translated by Desk Xu next to him.
"Get up, I have a question for you. You are a Japanese. Why did you spend five days traveling over the mountains to tell me about the Japanese soldiers?"
Zhu Fan asked curiously.
He learned from Jin Yi Wei Zuo Xu that the Japanese in front of him traveled over mountains and ridges, day and night, just to rush here to report the news.
Originally he was heading towards Beijiucheng, but ended up coming to his own Jincheng.
This is obviously something abnormal.
After Genji Shimoki heard Xu's translation, he quickly said what he had been hiding in his heart.
"Because I am not a Japanese, I am a descendant of the Han people."
When Zhu Fan heard this, he was a little curious, so he asked him to explain it in detail.
Under Genji Shimoki's explanation, Zhu Fan finally understood.
It turns out that not all the people living in Xiamu Village are Japanese.
Except for a small number of Japanese criminals, most of them are descendants of the Southern Song army that attacked the Japanese country in the early Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Because he was captured by the Japanese, his status was extremely low, which was equivalent to living in the Japanese country as a criminal.
This is correct. In the eyes of the Japanese, the soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty who attacked the Japanese country were indeed guilty people.
After listening, Zhu Fan also sighed a little.
Descendants of the Han people from 130 years ago are still left to this day.
The most important thing is that dignified Han people are despised by the Japanese.
"If it is true or not, I will naturally send people to check it out. If it is true, you will have great merit."
"You said just now that you are a descendant of the Han people, but you still know the surname of your ancestors."
Zhu Fan asked.
Xiamu Yuaner quickly replied: "Xiamu is a surname given by the Japanese. The ancestor of our branch was originally named Zhao."
"In our cellar, we have the location of the ancestral land of the Central Plains written down by our ancestors. It's just that it's been too long, and we no longer understand Chinese characters or the Chinese language."
By this time, Zhu Fan had already believed what Genji Shimogi said.
Because this matter is easy to investigate and there is no conspiracy, the possibility of fraud is low.
As long as the hiding place of the Japanese soldiers is found, then they can be defeated and captured first, and then Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can launch a sneak attack, which will be of great use.
"Since you are of Han descent and have made great contributions, I, the King, should be rewarded."
"Afterwards, you will be reinstated as Han Chinese in your village and allowed to return to the Central Plains to visit relatives. You will no longer be bullied by Japanese people in the future."
Zhu Fan said directly.
He could use this name to directly place Xiamu Village under the jurisdiction of the vassal state.
You must know that Kitakyushu was originally under the joint jurisdiction of the four major feudal lords. Now that he has this excuse, the second brother and the fourth brother have absolutely nothing to say.
In this way, the territory equivalent to that of the vassal state has been expanded, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhu Fan learned from Xiamu Yuanji that the Southern Song army that was captured was not only people from their village, but also many people living in other places.
If we could know where these places were, it would be of great use to Zhu Fan.
Especially for those who live in the Japanese Zhongzhou Island, they only need to send someone to tell them a little bit, and that is their best work.
After receiving the information, Zhu Fan immediately sent people to the surrounding areas of Beijiucheng and began to inquire about information about Japanese soldiers.
As for Xiamu Village, it is actually easy to investigate. You only need to ask the Japanese officials from Kitakyushu City.
Dozens of elite scouts began to investigate, centered on Ha Kimura.
After all, there are fifty thousand people, not dozens or hundreds.
It was because of the help of the Japanese that we didn't get the news before. After this investigation, the results were immediately available.
Its approximate location was quickly determined.
They are hiding in various villages around Kitakyushu, and the Han officials who manage these villages have been imprisoned or killed.
There are Japanese soldiers lurking on every level.
However, under the Ming Dynasty's elite detectives, all this was exposed.
The news quickly reached Zhu Fan.
When Zhu Fan heard that there were tens of thousands of warriors, he was not surprised but overjoyed.
He currently has various mineral deposits in the domain, but there is a large shortage of slaves. The ordinary Japanese people are all thin and thin, and their physical fitness is extremely poor.
Mining is a laborious job, and the best ones to use are Japanese soldiers.
Capturing these Japanese soldiers could alleviate Zhu Fan's manpower shortage to a great extent.
In addition to the private soldiers sent to Luzon, Zhu Fan also had more than 30,000 personal guards and a private army of 100,000 Japanese soldiers.
Although he faced tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, Zhu Fan did not find it to be much trouble.
By attacking, it can naturally be easily defeated.
He didn't plan to tell Zhu Di or other vassal kings, because he was fully capable of eating alone.
At that moment, they gathered all the troops and went straight to the place where the Japanese soldiers were hiding.